Improving the utility of urine flow rate to exclude outlet obstruction in men with voiding symptoms

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1118-1124

  DuBeau, Catherine E ^a,c,d,e   Yalla, Subbarao V ^b,e   Resnick, Neil M ^a,b,c,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GRECC and Urology Divisions   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Urban Medical Group   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; RESIDUAL URINE; URINE FLOW RATE;

EID: 0031712280     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb06650.x     Document Type: Article

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